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March 3, 2015 in City, Idaho on Page A5
BOISE – Nearly two dozen people were arrested in the Idaho state Capitol on Monday after they refused to leave the House and Senate chambers and stood in silent protest …
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Jan. 28, 2015 in City, Idaho on Page A12
BOISE – The Mormon church announced its support for measures protecting the rights of gays and lesbians as Idaho lawmakers held a second day of hearings on a bill that …
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Jan. 27, 2015 in City, Idaho on Page A5
BOISE – Nearly 500 people flocked to Idaho’s state Capitol on Monday to give heartfelt testimony on a proposed law to ban discrimination against gays and transgender people. “If there …
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Jan. 25, 2015 in Idaho on Page B3
The Idaho Legislature will hold a full hearing on an “Add the Words” bill starting Monday morning at 8 in the Lincoln Auditorium, after nine years of refusing to do …
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Jan. 15, 2015 in City, Idaho on Page A5
BOISE – After years of denying a hearing for proposals to ban discrimination against gays, Idaho legislators decided Wednesday to let a committee debate the issue. On a 6-1 vote, …
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Aug. 27, 2014 in City
A federal judge dismissed the final civil claim for damages from Bradley Thoma, a former Spokane police officer fired following a DUI arrest, against the city and a former Spokane …
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Aug. 6, 2014 in City on Page A9
A former Washington Department of Corrections officer is suing his employer for what he says were years of racially motivated verbal and physical abuse at the Okanogan County field office. …

Aug. 5, 2014 in City on Page A5
An eleventh-hour deal resolved a multimillion-dollar discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Spokane bank executive against her former employer. Heidi Stanley settled with both Sterling Bank and Wall Street investment …
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March 9, 2014 in Idaho on Page B2
With little debate, the Senate on Friday voted 28-6 in favor of Sen. Steve Vick’s proposed constitutional amendment to empower the House speaker and the Senate president pro-tem to order …
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Feb. 28, 2014 in Idaho on Page A6
BOISE – In a chaotic day at Idaho’s state Capitol on Thursday, 46 gay rights protesters were arrested after blockading a hallway, forcing the cancellation of two Senate committee hearings …
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Feb. 26, 2014 in Nation/World
PHOENIX — Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religion and discrimination and subjected Arizona to blistering criticism from …
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Feb. 23, 2014 in Idaho on Page B2
Two legislators who are running for statewide office missed most or all of the past week of lawmaking, appointing subs to serve for them while they campaigned. Rep. Lawerence Denney, …

Feb. 20, 2014 in Idaho on Page A5
BOISE – Controversial legislation that critics say would protect discrimination against gays on religious grounds was pulled from the Idaho House on Wednesday. The House unanimously agreed to return HB …
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Feb. 18, 2014 in Idaho on Page A1
BOISE – Hundreds of demonstrators filled all four floors of Idaho’s state Capitol on Monday to urge lawmakers to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. Many held small, hand-lettered signs …
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Feb. 6, 2014 in Idaho on Page A6
BOISE – More than 500 people filled Idaho’s Capitol to speak out against legislation that would allow people to use religion as a basis to refuse service to people with …
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Feb. 4, 2014 in Idaho on Page A1
BOISE – More than 40 gay rights protesters were arrested Monday in Idaho’s state Capitol after they blocked every entrance to the Senate chamber, standing silently with their hands over …
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Jan. 26, 2014 in Idaho on Page B3
BOISE – From 2007 to 2012, traffic crashes in Idaho dropped by 18 percent, according to research by Scott Stokes, deputy director of the Idaho Transportation Department, while fatalities and …

June 23, 2013 in Idaho on Page B2
BOISE – Idaho Gov. Butch Otter didn’t hesitate when asked about the Idaho GOP Central Committee’s new resolution calling on the Legislature to overturn local anti-discrimination ordinances, like those six …

June 18, 2013 in Idaho on Page A5
Idaho Republican Party leaders want state legislators to wade into city affairs and invalidate local laws that ban discrimination based on sexual orientation such as the one Coeur d’Alene passed …
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June 17, 2013 in Idaho
Idaho Republican Party leaders are calling on the state Legislature to invalidate local city ordinances that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation - like the one Coeur d’Alene …
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June 6, 2013 in City, Idaho on Page A1
Coeur d’Alene is the fifth Idaho city to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation following a heated community debate that exposed a deep divide on the issue. Human rights advocates, …
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June 5, 2013 in City, Idaho
Coeur d’Alene, a community that stood up to the racist Aryan Nations and has established a tradition of celebrating human rights, is the latest Idaho city to extend legal protection …
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May 11, 2013 in City on Page A1
The Spokane Country Club has filed for bankruptcy to avoid paying $1.7 million in legal costs tied to its loss in a gender discrimination lawsuit. The private golf club, formed …
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April 25, 2013 in City, Idaho on Page A5
Coeur d’Alene soon may join a growing number of Idaho cities to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation – a reaction to the Legislature’s steadfast refusal to add such protections …
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March 1, 2013 in City on Page A1
The Spokane Country Club must pay more than $500,000 for discriminating against female members. A Spokane County Superior Court jury Thursday ruled in favor of four women who argued they …
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Aug. 5, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1
BOISE – Idaho hasn’t yet seen its business recruitment efforts affected by the state’s lack of a nondiscrimination law covering sexual orientation, but the experience of neighboring Utah suggests that …
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Aug. 5, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1
Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce President Kate McAlister wasn’t expecting it when a woman in her 60s walked up to her at a community event, hugged her and started crying. “She …
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